Interesting or funny pictures thread

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Re: Interesting or funny pictures thread

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dbgtFO wrote: Please elaborate as I do not know what you mean by "pushing Vegeta's destruction"
He's probably referring to the Bardock special. Zarbon was the one who first recommended destroying Planet Vegeta because the saiyans were rapidly growing in strength.
It was actually Beerus disguised as Zarbon #StayWoke
Herms wrote:The fact that the ridiculous power inflation is presented so earnestly makes me just roll my eyes and snicker. Like with Freeza, where he starts off over 10 times stronger than all his henchmen except Ginyu (because...well, just because), then we find out he can transform and get even more powerful, and then he reveals he can transform two more times, before finally coming out with the fact that he hasn't even been using anywhere near 50% of his power. Oh, and he can survive in the vacuum of space. All this stuff is just presented as the way Freeza is, without even an attempt at rationalizing it, yet the tone dictates we're supposed to take all this silly grasping at straws as thrilling danger. So I guess I don't really take the power inflation in the Boo arc seriously, but I don't take the power inflation in earlier arcs seriously either, so there's no net loss of seriousness. I think a silly story presented as serious is harder to accept than a silly story presented as silly.

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Post by dbgtFO » Thu May 12, 2016 9:24 am

So I know that Wales is the one the left, but what is the other country, which has a flag with a dragon in it?

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Post by RealtreeByGod » Thu May 12, 2016 11:55 am

dbgtFO wrote:So I know that Wales is the one the left, but what is the other country, which has a flag with a dragon in it?
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Post by Khin » Fri May 13, 2016 8:31 pm

Neo-Makaiōshin wrote:
Good thing Gohan doesn't look like a nerd currently, and looks better than his Future counterpart imo.

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Post by Lord Beerus » Sat May 14, 2016 6:17 pm

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As a big wrestling fan, I found this heartbreaking and funny.

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Post by Gyt Kaliba » Mon May 16, 2016 10:16 am

Amusing, but I'd also cite that as the most extreme example of waaaaaaayyyyyy overthinking things from the 'power scale' angle I've ever seen, yowza.
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Re: Interesting or funny pictures thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Mon May 16, 2016 10:33 am

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The Monkey King wrote:
RandomGuy96 wrote:
dbgtFO wrote: Please elaborate as I do not know what you mean by "pushing Vegeta's destruction"
He's probably referring to the Bardock special. Zarbon was the one who first recommended destroying Planet Vegeta because the saiyans were rapidly growing in strength.
It was actually Beerus disguised as Zarbon #StayWoke
Herms wrote:The fact that the ridiculous power inflation is presented so earnestly makes me just roll my eyes and snicker. Like with Freeza, where he starts off over 10 times stronger than all his henchmen except Ginyu (because...well, just because), then we find out he can transform and get even more powerful, and then he reveals he can transform two more times, before finally coming out with the fact that he hasn't even been using anywhere near 50% of his power. Oh, and he can survive in the vacuum of space. All this stuff is just presented as the way Freeza is, without even an attempt at rationalizing it, yet the tone dictates we're supposed to take all this silly grasping at straws as thrilling danger. So I guess I don't really take the power inflation in the Boo arc seriously, but I don't take the power inflation in earlier arcs seriously either, so there's no net loss of seriousness. I think a silly story presented as serious is harder to accept than a silly story presented as silly.

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Post by dbzfan7 » Mon May 16, 2016 11:46 am

coola wrote:
Oh hey it's that guy. I remember him from his other stuff. Been a while. I love that ending dialogue. Writing an apology to GT :lol:. Gotta agree with that from a power level perspective at the very least.
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Post by rereboy » Mon May 16, 2016 11:54 am

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Very nice.
Gyt Kaliba wrote:Amusing, but I'd also cite that as the most extreme example of waaaaaaayyyyyy overthinking things from the 'power scale' angle I've ever seen, yowza.
Extreme? Nope. Just thinking a little about it makes you reach the same conclusions/problems that were pointed out. You literally have to not think at all about it to not notice it.

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Post by dbzfan7 » Mon May 16, 2016 12:56 pm

Who is your favourite Piccolo?
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dbzfan7 wrote:Who is your favourite Piccolo?
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Post by Skar » Wed May 18, 2016 9:43 pm

Gyt Kaliba wrote:Amusing, but I'd also cite that as the most extreme example of waaaaaaayyyyyy overthinking things from the 'power scale' angle I've ever seen, yowza.
I did something similar (link is in the signature). I don't consider it overthinking things since the only ways to not notice these is if you're unfamiliar with the manga or, like Rereboy said, not paying attention. With any sequel, you're going to consider how it fits in and if it's consistent with major plot points presented in the original. The only way I can't think about it is if I consider it filler or another non-canon Toei movie so that it wouldn't matter how it affects the manga since it wouldn't be in the same continuity.

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Re: Interesting or funny pictures thread

Post by Saiga » Thu May 19, 2016 9:43 am

coola wrote:
Hilarious. :lol:

I also think it's pretty fair in its criticisms, except for saying that Freeza/SSB would have to be stronger than Beerus.

But more than that, the idea of Kaioshin just getting distracted and wondering all of this aloud is just golden.
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Re: Interesting or funny pictures thread

Post by RandomGuy96 » Sat May 21, 2016 6:00 am

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dbgtFO wrote: Please elaborate as I do not know what you mean by "pushing Vegeta's destruction"
He's probably referring to the Bardock special. Zarbon was the one who first recommended destroying Planet Vegeta because the saiyans were rapidly growing in strength.
It was actually Beerus disguised as Zarbon #StayWoke
Herms wrote:The fact that the ridiculous power inflation is presented so earnestly makes me just roll my eyes and snicker. Like with Freeza, where he starts off over 10 times stronger than all his henchmen except Ginyu (because...well, just because), then we find out he can transform and get even more powerful, and then he reveals he can transform two more times, before finally coming out with the fact that he hasn't even been using anywhere near 50% of his power. Oh, and he can survive in the vacuum of space. All this stuff is just presented as the way Freeza is, without even an attempt at rationalizing it, yet the tone dictates we're supposed to take all this silly grasping at straws as thrilling danger. So I guess I don't really take the power inflation in the Boo arc seriously, but I don't take the power inflation in earlier arcs seriously either, so there's no net loss of seriousness. I think a silly story presented as serious is harder to accept than a silly story presented as silly.

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